Larn vs Larf - What's the difference?
larn | larf |
(Northern England) especially (Geordie) To teach or to learn.
(chiefly, Cockney)
*1901 , Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career ,
*:The neighbours described me as "a sorrowful lookin' delicate creetur', that couldn't larf to save her life" [...]
(chiefly, Cockney)
As verbs the difference between larn and larf
is that larn is (northern england) especially (geordie) to teach or to learn while larf is (chiefly|cockney).As a noun larf is
(chiefly|cockney).larn
English
Verb
- Larn yersel te taalk propa like!
See also
* learn (Standard English) * teach (Standard English)References
* * * *larf
English
Verb
Noun
(en-noun)References
* “larf]” listed in the [2nd edition; 1989